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Tony Battie will get a start against the Celtics on Wednesday.

With Thaddeus Young (illness) sidelined, Doug Collins is shifting his rotation to move the veteran into the starting five. Battie is averaging just 2.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in nine starts this year. Wed, Mar 7, 2012 06:08:00 PM

Tony Battie and Lavoy Allen will start for the Sixers on Wednesday, leaving Nikola Vucevic and Thaddeus Young to come off the bench.

Battie is starting in place of Elton Brand one night after Andres Nocioni started in his place. Nocioni didn't do much of anything last night, but we're not expecting any miracles for Battie, either. Allen, on the other hand, is an interesting fantasy option right now. Wed, Feb 22, 2012 07:06:00 PM

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Tony Battie and Lavoy Allen will start for the Sixers on Wednesday, leaving Nikola Vucevic and Thaddeus Young to come off the bench.

Battie is starting in place of Elton Brand one night after Andres Nocioni started in his place. Nocioni didn't do much of anything last night, but we're not expecting any miracles for Battie, either. Allen, on the other hand, is an interesting fantasy option right now.

Tony Battie started for injured Spencer Hawes (Achilles) on Monday, scoring eight points on 3-of-5 shooting with nine rebounds and no other stats in 17 minutes.

This is Battie's ceiling, and owners would have to be in very deep leagues and be very desperate to take a chance that he can repeat this down the road. Hawes has been day-to-day for a very long time and Nikola Vucevic (knee/quad) was active but not called upon in a game that wasn't as close as the 74-69 score would entail.

Even if Nikola Vucevic (game-time decision, knee/quad) is a go, Battie will get the nod. The veteran has no prayer against Dwight Howard. In five starts this year, Battie is averaging 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.2 blocks.

Spencer Hawes (Achilles) and Nikola Vucevic (quad) are out. Battie has started one game earlier this year, but hasn't topped 13 minutes all season. He'll be 36 in February and all his shot-blocking athleticism has been sapped. Even the most desperate owners should be able to do better. Thaddeus Young is expected to log heavy minutes Monday as an undersized big.

That will give the Sixers 12 players under contract for today's camp opening, although Battie isn't expected to have any fantasy value. This also means that Marreese Speights career in Philly has come to an end.

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The 76ers may provide an updated timetable in the coming weeks, but Wroten is out for the season and is questionable for the start of the 2015-16 season. Wroten will earn a guaranteed $2.2 million in Philadelphia next year, and if all goes well he could land a lucrative deal in restricted free agency prior to the 2016-17 season. His absence has guaranteed unlimited touches for Michael Carter-Williams, while opening up minutes for guys like JaKarr Sampson, K.J. McDaniels and Jerami Grant.

Robert Covington (elbow) and Jason Richardson (rest) will not play Monday against the Raptors.

The 76ers are going to start Isaiah Canaan, JaKarr Sampson, Luc Mbah a Moute, Nerlens Noel and Henry Sims in a bigger lineup. As for Covington, he has a shot to play Wednesday and his elbow injury doesn't sound severe. That said, his owners will probably want to bench him given how he hasn't played well. To be clear, he should be owned in all leagues. Jerami Grant and Hollis Thompson benefit more than Sampson does for most fantasy owners.

Head coach Brett Brown said it would be misleading to say anything promising about Embiid playing this season.

This all but assures what we already knew, and the 76ers have no reason to risk his health as they continue to rebuild towards the future. Embiid is loaded with potential, but there is no question that he carries a lot of injury risk. Outside of keeper leagues, Embiid can be left on the wire.